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The Spaniards won because "the simple Indian methods of mass warfare were of little avail against the maneuvering of a well-drilled force. European technology decided the battle. Corey Prize Raymond J. Cunningham Prize John H. Klein Prize Waldo G. Marraro Prize George L. Mosse Prize John E. Palmegiano Prize James A. Schmitt Grant J. Beveridge Award Recipients Albert J.
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Note: All of the passages below are quoted verbatim. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. This colorful Aztec shield, decorated with gold and feathers, bears an ahuitzotl, a mythical water creature. Made of wood and leather, it could not stand up to iron and steel. Ladies' Man. Share Tweet Email. Read This Next Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London Love them or hate them, there's no denying their growing numbers have added an explosion of color to the city's streets.
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The Aztecs were fascinated by the Spaniards' light skin and the sight of men on horseback, which they described as beasts with two heads and six legs. The Spanish fired shots, which stunned the natives and further intimidated them. The Spanish army had help in sacking the city.
The Aztecs were in the midst of a full rebellion. That soldier died during the Aztec rebellion, and when his body was looted, an Aztec caught the disease, which spread like wildfire because the Aztec people had no immunity to it. They found that the city's society had crumpled. The Aztecs no longer trusted Montezuma, they were short on food, and the smallpox epidemic was under way.
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